Welcome to CRSS 4060/6060
Advanced Topics in Precision Ag!
Spring 2023
Meet the professors
Assistant Professor
4101 Miller Plant Sciences Building
UGA-Athens Campus
Email: lmbastos@uga.edu
Assistant Professor
4103 Miller Plant Sciences Building UGA-Athens Campus
Email: llacerda@uga.edu
Syllabus rundown
Full syllabus can be found here
Meeting times and locations
- Time:
- Lectures: Monday and Friday at 09:10-10:00
- Labs: Wednesday at 09:10-11:10
- Location:
- Athens campus: in person at 1203 Miller
- Tifton campus: in person at 601 NESPAL South OR remote
- Griffin campus: in person at SLC UGA Computer lab OR remote
- Athens campus: in person at 1203 Miller
Zoom credentials shared via email.
Course objectives
- Obtain, process, and use various agricultural geospatial data layers for decision making related to precision agriculture.
Course objectives
- Data types include publicly available (weather, soils, and satellite remote sensing), and private data like yield monitor, soil, and UAV remote sensing).
Course objectives
- Analytical techniques include creation of management zones, zone-based and imagery-based variable rate prescription, profitability maps, and use of satellite remote sensing for crop scouting.
All steps will be conducted utilizing the R statistical language to create well documented and reproducible precision agriculture analytical workflows. No previous knowledge in R is required.
Course objectives
Course topics
Assessment and Grading
| Activity | Grade |
|---|---|
Mini-project: USDA NASS data |
10% |
Mid-term exam |
10% |
Homework assignments |
35% |
In-class quizzes |
15% |
Final project: |
20% |
Class participation |
10% |
Course website
Important links related to this course:
Attendance policy
Students are expected to attend every class period.
Students on the Athens campus must attend class in-person. If a special circumstance arise (illness, travel, etc.), student absence or remote attendance must be informed to instructors prior to that class period.
Students on the Tifton and Griffin campuses may attend class in-person on their campuses or remote using the zoom link information. Student absence must be informed to instructors prior to that class period.
Per Board of Regents policy, I reserve the right to drop students from the class roll who miss more than 5 class periods. Such students will be given a WF grade.
Technology and software requirements
Students will need to have access to:
- A computer 💻 (to install software, code along with instructors)
- A second screen 📺 (main screen to code along, second screen to watch class if not in person)
If a student does not have access to these resources (personal laptop/desktop and a second screen), please let instructors know to ensure proper accommodations can be made.